Month: January 2018

The Lord’s Commission to Joshua: Joshua 1:1-9

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Whose death does the book of Joshua start with?
What was Moses’ title?
Whose son was Joshua? What was Joshua’s title?
Where did the Lord tell Joshua to do? Who was he to take?
What designated the land the Lord had given them?
What were its borders?
What words of comfort did the Lord give Joshua?
What promise was the Lord fulfilling?
What reason did the Lord give Joshua for being strong and courageous in verse 6?
What reason did the Lord give Joshua why he should be strong and courageous in verse 7?
What would cause the people to prosper wherever they go?
What should not depart from Joshua’s mouth? Why should he meditate on the Book of the Law?
What does the Lord command Joshua, again?

Thought Questions

For a little background on Joshua and Moses, read Numbers 14:6-9, 30, and Exodus 33:11. What does it tell you about Joshua? What are the important qualities in a leader that you see here?
What do you see to be the theme of the passage in Joshua 1:1-9?
How can you clearly see God’s promises being fulfilled here? As we look back, it was very obvious that His promises were fulfilled, but was it so obvious to the Israelites in the wilderness? What hope does that give you for your life?
How many times, in this passage, does the Lord tell Joshua to be strong and courageous? Does He just tell him to do it, or does He give His personal support for it? How?
Why does observing God’s law require strength and courage? Have you found this to be true in your life? Where does that strength and courage come from?
How many times does the Lord say that following His Law will give prosperity? How do you believe this to be true? Does “prosperity” automatically mean riches or worldly fame? What would prosperity and success mean in your life?
Do you think we should keep God’s Law? Is “prosperity and success” your main motive for keeping God’s Law? How does prosperity tie in with lawfulness?
What path to prosperity and courage have you chosen–following the ways of the world, or keeping God’s Law?

My prayer is:
That I would see how the Lord has fulfilled His promises in the past as proof that He will continue to fulfill his promises in the future;
That I would be strong and courageous with the Lord’s guidance;
And that I may keep all the words of God’s Law as my path to prosperity.

Malta and Rome: Acts 28

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What was the island they landed on?
How did the natives show kindness to the shipwrecked passengers?
Why did the viper bite Paul?
What did the natives think of this?
What happened to the viper? What happened to Paul?
What did the people expect? When this didn’t happen, what did they now decide Paul was?
Who was the leading citizen of the island? How long did he lodge the apostles?
Who was ill? What did Paul do?
Then, who also came to Paul for healing?
How long did they stay there before they boarded another boat?
Where did they land and stay three days?
What other stops did they make on the way to Rome?
What gave Paul thankfulness and courage?
Where was Paul allowed to live? Who was with him?
Summarize Paul’s testimony to the Jewish leaders in verses 17-20. Why was he bound with this chain?
What kind of reports had the Roman Jews heard from Judea regarding Paul?
Why were they interested in hearing what Paul had to say?
On the day chosen, where did they Jews meet with Paul? What did he share with them? For how long?
What was the response from Paul’s Jewish audience there?
What did Paul say that made them leave? Which prophet did he quote?
Where did Paul live? For how long?
What was Paul allowed to do during that time?

Thought Questions

What do you immediately think of when you hear of miraculous events? Are they the best evidences of God? How can people misinterpret them according to their own preconceived ideas?
Why do you think there is no record that Paul preached the gospel of Christ to the Maltese, even while performing His miracles among them?
What lengths would you go to to welcome a visitor from your church, particularly one in a difficult situation like Paul’s? What kind of difference could that make to them?
What was the “hope of Israel” for which Paul was bound with a chain? Could you ever be bound with a chain for the same hope? Would you be willing?
Why do so many people hear the word of God and receive it differently-some accepting it as truth which will save them, and others rejecting it, even to the point of persecuting those who preach it?

My prayer is:
That to every type of people and in every type of situation, I would show the glory of God wherever I go through word and action;
That I would be willing, if ever necessary, to be bound in chains for the “hope of Israel;”
And that I would receive the eternal word of the truth of God with faith, believing, accepting, and always willing to follow.